<div class="sub-nav">
<h3>select <span>category</span></h3>
    <ul>
        <? foreach ($this->categories as $category): ?>
        <li><a href="<?=$this->url(array('categoryIdent' => $category->ident), 'catalog_category', true );?>"><?=$category->name; ?></a></li>
        <? endforeach; ?>
    </ul>
</div>      